DanceSpeak, a dance performance choreographed by Dida Mallik and including Guna and Weijun, will form part of a charity event in aid of the Iraqi People’s Humanitarian Assistance Fund. There will also be an art exhibition that will run for two weeks starting 7 May 2003.

Involving as it does, performers from diverse backgrounds, cultures, faiths and dance genres, DanceSpeak is meant to embody the beauty of solidarity, the need for unity and the glory of harmony.

Performance & Cocktail Buffet
Saturday (10 May 2003) @ ARTalk Gallery
(22 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur)

Entry by donation of RM100

Contact 03-2282 8633 for further information

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Dida Mallik
Trained in Malay classical dance and an exponent of Balinese dance. She has traveled extensively abroad.

Guna
Founder and artistic director of Khazana Stage Creations; an exponent of Indian classical dance forms (Bharata Natyam and Odissi) and contemporary dance. He too has toured and performed extensively abroad.

Weijun
Artiste-in-residence at Sutra Dance Theatre and last seen in Re: Lady White Snake by RiverGrass Dance Theatre

Kay Maxey will hold a workshop in flamenco for beginners.

Date: 10 May 2003

Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Venue: The Dance Space, Sri Hartamas

For details contact: 013-388 0821 / 016-243 0025

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Flamenco is commonly associated with the Andalucian gypsies. It applies to the guitarra (body of music), cante (song) and baile (dance) linked to these particular travelers. While they did not invent flamenco, they did play a part in its development.

Flamenco dancing is more than technical mastery. Its ultimate power comes from improvisation, or a dancer’s spontaneous expression of the moment’s emotions.

The most difficult part of flamenco is mastering the rhythm. It’s only when it comes automatically that the dance form can be absorbed.

Established in 1998 by Lee Swee Keong, The Actors Studio will present the 9th edition of the always unpredictable Chicken Parts series.

This time round James Lee will try his hand at reinventing the kung fu movie after his disappointment with Zhang Yimou’s effort, ‘Hero’; Goh Lee Kwang will compose experimental music that not only challenges the audience but himself as well; Jerome Kugan will tell a heart-breaking story; and Nyo-ba & Dancers (Caecar Chong, Kiea Kuan Nam and Ian Yang) will show their bodies again, but with their clothes on this time.

Participants will also include Tan Eng Heng, Ronnie Khoo Teck Jin, Mohd Azmyl Md Yusof, Abdul Aziz Ali, Lau Mun Leng and Teoh Ming Wah.

Dates/Times:
10 May 2003 @ 8.30pm
11 May 2003 @ 3.00pm

Tickets: RM 22 (adults) & RM 12 (students)
Early Bird Discount!! Admit 2 for the price of 1 OR 1 ticket for 2 shows (only valid before 9 May 2003)

Venue: The Actors Studio Box, Dataran Merdeka

Contact: 03-2694 5400 / 2692 5927